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Sunday, March 1, 2009

6 Things That Make Me Happy

I was recently tagged by Buffy Hamilton (one of my new friends who I have never actually met in person - but I will at AASL!) in a meme called Things That Make Me Happy. I don't usually do these types of lists - I am not really sure why exactly, but then I saw how easy this one is and thought it could be a nice way to learn more about my new (and one old) friends in my Personal Learning Network (more on that in another post). It is hard to think of just 6, but here they are (in no particular order):1. Spontaneous hugs from my almost-10-year-old son.2. Watching my almost-7-year-old daughter figure something out on her own.3. Finding out about a new reader in the school where I work (aha! a new victim!).4. The beach. Seeing the ocean from afar, swimming in the water, riding in on a wave - picnicking on a blanket in the sand, anything that involves the beach!5. Having friends over for dinner.6. Laughing with my husband.

4 comments:

Wow....your post is beautiful! Like you, I share a deep love of the beach...I can spend hours just gazing at the water. My dream job (other than the one I have!) would be to open a library on the beach---I was at Jekyll Island below Savannah a few weeks ago, and I picked out the perfect spot! :-)

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